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agreement among stakeholders on practical environment the protections can give certainty to natural gas producers and maximize the benefits of the domestic gas and that is the short term to make a larger impact on the climate change our country needs more renewable power to be the natural gas plants can serve as a partner to intermittent solar and wind because they can come on line and a power down quickly. our country needs to reduce our carbon footprint. the draft u.s. natural assessment issued earlier this year lease out the impact the country can expect from a changing climate. in my part of the world for example the pacific ocean along the coast is projected to rise by 2 feet by 2100 but addressing climate is not just an issue of avoiding the natural disasters. it's also critical to maintaining the nation's competitive advantage in a tough global economy. today the low-cost natural gas provides the nation's economy with a competitive advantage. however new technological breakthroughs could put our competitive edge advantage at risk in the foreseeable future. congress in writing the
agreement among stakeholders on practical environment the protections can give certainty to natural gas producers and maximize the benefits of the domestic gas and that is the short term to make a larger impact on the climate change our country needs more renewable power to be the natural gas plants can serve as a partner to intermittent solar and wind because they can come on line and a power down quickly. our country needs to reduce our carbon footprint. the draft u.s. natural assessment...
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custody in the post 9/11 environment the state department is characterized the same treatment as torture, abuse or cruel treatment with the techniques were employed by foreign governments. the cia recognized this in an internal review and acknowledged many of the interrogation techniques were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when they criticize another nation for engaging in torture and the unjustified same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of waterboarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal counsel which issued a decision of proving of their use because they defined them as not being tortured. those opinions have since been repudiated by legal experts and even if its opinion it relies on a very legal definition of torture but also on factual representations about how the techniques of would be implemented that later proved inaccurate. this is an important context as to how
custody in the post 9/11 environment the state department is characterized the same treatment as torture, abuse or cruel treatment with the techniques were employed by foreign governments. the cia recognized this in an internal review and acknowledged many of the interrogation techniques were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when they criticize another nation for engaging in...
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because they produce a product that pollute the environment. or i can find concerned mothers who think that knick load began should be shut down because they don't like the programming. or feminists who think mattell should be -- >> host: you can eliminate everything. >> we're not we don't suggest in the book that tobacco companies should be made illegal or junction food companies should be fore bidden to trade. it's based on voluntary exchange. and maltly businesses there to satisfy the food and desires of the customer base. fast food companies, for example, they have served a historic useful purpose. the products obviously over indulge in. they provide -- when you look at historically they provide expense, consistency, and affordability for many people. where those are things that people prefer. so the challenge, of course, if i was running a fast food company would be how do we provide affordability, convenience, quality, and consistency while upgrading and educating our customers to make choices that healthier for them. i think even a fast
because they produce a product that pollute the environment. or i can find concerned mothers who think that knick load began should be shut down because they don't like the programming. or feminists who think mattell should be -- >> host: you can eliminate everything. >> we're not we don't suggest in the book that tobacco companies should be made illegal or junction food companies should be fore bidden to trade. it's based on voluntary exchange. and maltly businesses there to...
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but if the diplomacy given all of these factors if the diplomacy in the current environment stalls or collapses in and concern whether it is the hard liners in t-bond who will use any diplomacy or whether that be in washington who take the failure of diplomacy as a sign that the window is closed and it's time to move in a different direction. that may be to go in on sanctions for the purpose of regime change which is the goal of some kid and i'm hopeful, cautiously hopeful but i'm also concerned that if there's not real progress things could go badly. the last point i would make that is not an argument for washington to sign up to a bad deal. there is a deal the would put restraints on the iran's enrichment activities and its, you know, is substantially expanded international exception, reduce the stock pile of the enriched uranium, to a number of other steps that would prevent the breakout. it's a good deal and we should go for a deal like that but we shouldn't go for one that doesn't put meaningful limits on its program. i will stop there. >> i want to go back to the contours of the
but if the diplomacy given all of these factors if the diplomacy in the current environment stalls or collapses in and concern whether it is the hard liners in t-bond who will use any diplomacy or whether that be in washington who take the failure of diplomacy as a sign that the window is closed and it's time to move in a different direction. that may be to go in on sanctions for the purpose of regime change which is the goal of some kid and i'm hopeful, cautiously hopeful but i'm also...
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these forests provided timber, hunting, clear screams and an entire forest environment for birds and animals. and it doesn't look like there -- they are ever coming back. winter flounder, baby oysters, water hyacinths, pine beetles, these species pinpoint just a few of the many changes scientists are observing in nearly every corner of our country. thankfully we now have the beginnings of a blueprint for adapting to these changes. last month the obama administration in partnership with state and tribal agencies released its first national fish, wildlife and plants adaptation strategy, an attempt to understand and head off or at least prepare for the changes carbon pollution is beginning to wreak on our country's wildlife, plants, coasts, and rivers. jamie rappaport clark, c.e.o. of defenders in wildlife, called the adaptation plan a science-based commonsense, look-before-you-leap strategy that emphasizes long-term planning and management for climate change on a fundamental level. the adaptation strategy stresses that we need research to understand the specific effects of climate chan
these forests provided timber, hunting, clear screams and an entire forest environment for birds and animals. and it doesn't look like there -- they are ever coming back. winter flounder, baby oysters, water hyacinths, pine beetles, these species pinpoint just a few of the many changes scientists are observing in nearly every corner of our country. thankfully we now have the beginnings of a blueprint for adapting to these changes. last month the obama administration in partnership with state...
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pipe lynn will create no significant impacts to the environment. again, they have determined it will create new significant impacts to the environment. and that's why several weeks ago 62 senators supported an amendment sponsored by myself, senator baucus and other senators -- 62 senators wen on record approving the key stong x.l. pipeline project. furthermore, 66 senators -- two-thirds of the senators voted against an amendment that was put forward by senator boxer that would have further delayed the project and add more restriction to the project. two-thirds of this body we wentn record opposing nuclear restrictions 62 senators voted to approve the projects. that's why 70% of americans in a recent poll said that they want the keystone x.l. pipeline project approved. this project is about more energy for this country. this project is about more jobs for this country. this pipeline promise is about growing our economy and producing revenues, tax revenues, to help with our debt and deficit -- not by raising taxes but by growing the economy and stimu
pipe lynn will create no significant impacts to the environment. again, they have determined it will create new significant impacts to the environment. and that's why several weeks ago 62 senators supported an amendment sponsored by myself, senator baucus and other senators -- 62 senators wen on record approving the key stong x.l. pipeline project. furthermore, 66 senators -- two-thirds of the senators voted against an amendment that was put forward by senator boxer that would have further...
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inevitable, especially considering the series impacts key so could have on public health and on the environment. as our witnesses have testified to government oilsands is even more carbon intensive than traditional oil development. so this is a big step in the wrong direction. it makes far more sense to focus on promoting the development of clean renewable technologies we all know we're going to need down the road. these new technologies reduce our dependence on oil but also create quality long-term jobs that cannot be shipped overseas. i see this all the time in my district on the central coast of california. local companies like and dignity wind, are easy so, are harnessing clean renewable energy sources. so dr. jaccard, how did i say it lacks in your testimony, you focus on environmental and economic impact of development the alberta oil sands and have the keystone pipeline plays into that. could you very briefly and i have a second question to ask as well, could you briefly discuss some of the economic and if i'm at the benefits of developing clean and renewable energy resources compared to
inevitable, especially considering the series impacts key so could have on public health and on the environment. as our witnesses have testified to government oilsands is even more carbon intensive than traditional oil development. so this is a big step in the wrong direction. it makes far more sense to focus on promoting the development of clean renewable technologies we all know we're going to need down the road. these new technologies reduce our dependence on oil but also create quality...
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we've seen increased wait times in some environments. securing his traffic levels without impeding them as our core challenge and we tackle head on to innovative efforts to deploy detect knowledge and transfer america's is processes. we increase enrollment at traveler programs that global entry, automating paper forms in the playmobil tech elegy to support officers work is happening. the omission border processes that are seamless, paperless and traveler directed at me are pursuing them. in some come with increased effectiveness and security across all threats and environments while facing growing demands in continue to seek ways to improve. chairman carper, members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. i look for to answering your questions. >> thanks so much for that statement joining us today. mr. fisher, please proceed. >> chairman carper, it is indeed an honor to appear before you today to discuss progress busy men and women of the united states border patrol. in border security progress, one only needs to t
we've seen increased wait times in some environments. securing his traffic levels without impeding them as our core challenge and we tackle head on to innovative efforts to deploy detect knowledge and transfer america's is processes. we increase enrollment at traveler programs that global entry, automating paper forms in the playmobil tech elegy to support officers work is happening. the omission border processes that are seamless, paperless and traveler directed at me are pursuing them. in...
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they create an environment in which this person is very fearful and may return again to it. so what we know is that the internet has changed how this works. it's no longer somebody walking a street. it's advertised online. and backpage.com is one of the chief places where it happens. over the last couple of years, our police department has recovered over 25 young women that were advertised for sale b on backpage.com. and when you go, you have a chance and you go online, look up your city on backpage.com, and you will find b that escorts are being advertised in your city. now, you don't know whether those are over 18 or under 18, but i can tell you neither does back page. they will say they will work on it, but we asked them, and the u.s. conference of mayors asked them to require them to have in-person age verification with id for everyone they advertise as an escort, and they refused. now, we brought pressure on them, attorney generals across the country did, state leaders did, and backpage.com was a wholly owned subsidiary of village voice media, and as a result of that pr
they create an environment in which this person is very fearful and may return again to it. so what we know is that the internet has changed how this works. it's no longer somebody walking a street. it's advertised online. and backpage.com is one of the chief places where it happens. over the last couple of years, our police department has recovered over 25 young women that were advertised for sale b on backpage.com. and when you go, you have a chance and you go online, look up your city on...
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the president said we want to raise taxes on industry so we get less investment and therefore your environment the reciprocally. the third thing that and i think that i would assume that you believe and the president believes and we in the house believe we need a more aever accountable and efficient government. i bring a slide. the picture of jeff neely sitting in hot tub. jeff was a gse employee who hoisted million of taxpayer dollars on conferences. the person back on the payroll making just under $2,000. he got a bonus last year. i haven't seen anything the president's budget that creates a smaller more considerable efficient government. we have a gao report here that identifies tens of dollars of dollar in duplication. i didn't see in the president's budget to take care of that. another area is the part of the stimulus the doa department of energy in a slush nawnd used to invest in things in the result of the organization through the investment. i would like to have an enhance risk to >> are we doubling down on more stimlis type of payment? why do we think it's going work better this time
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and it is a safe environment. i live at home out of montgomery county outside houston. i work up here in washington, d.c., which is in affect a gun-free community, or at least says so by law. i feel so much safer at home in texas than i do working here in washington. and it is another example i think where i think people have good intentions, but the laws they keep piling on without enforcing them doesn't make us safer. >> host: representative brady come you have a personal story when it comes to guns. what happened when you're 12-years-old? >> guest: my father was an attorney in a small town, took on a tough case for our small church. a gentleman, the other party threatened him and our family, and my mom actually had to learn to use a gun for safety. unfortunately, when the trial began, this gentleman in the courtroom shot and killed my father, his wife and the judge who survived thankfully. so i was 12 at the time. my mom raised five of us by herself. so we obviously know the impact of gun violence on families. and so yes, this is a tough issue. >> host: has that affe
and it is a safe environment. i live at home out of montgomery county outside houston. i work up here in washington, d.c., which is in affect a gun-free community, or at least says so by law. i feel so much safer at home in texas than i do working here in washington. and it is another example i think where i think people have good intentions, but the laws they keep piling on without enforcing them doesn't make us safer. >> host: representative brady come you have a personal story when it...
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provide additional funding for worldwide diplomatic and facility security for -- in the post-benghazi environment. you know, we send somebody overseas, we want to make sure if it's an ambassador or employee or somebody going temporarily that they're as safe as we can make them. we know we live in a dangerous world and some parts of the world are more dangerous than others. this would provide also a $3 billion -- over a $3.1 billion increase over fiscal year 2012 in assistance to israel. israel is -- is the only democracy and i believe a real one in that area and a great friend of ours. this would -- it keeps in place the pay freeze for federal employees for the remainder of this year, 2013, september 2013. it prohibits distribution of any funds to acorn, its subsidiaries or successors. it resends $50 mill -- it rescinds $50 million from the e.p.a. to restrict its ability to implement certain environmental regulations. and it rescinds $10 million from obamacare, as we call it, independent payment advisory board, that is the rationing boards, somboard, some people cd it prohibits the use of federal
provide additional funding for worldwide diplomatic and facility security for -- in the post-benghazi environment. you know, we send somebody overseas, we want to make sure if it's an ambassador or employee or somebody going temporarily that they're as safe as we can make them. we know we live in a dangerous world and some parts of the world are more dangerous than others. this would provide also a $3 billion -- over a $3.1 billion increase over fiscal year 2012 in assistance to israel. israel...
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court-ordered mental health treatment in a confined environment. she was eventually released. she went to south carolina in favor of this year and was able to buy a gun. she passed a background check. the system did not record the fact that she'd been adjudicated mentally incompetent and dangerous to herself and others. she bought a .22 caliber pistol, a semiautomatic pistol. went to ashley hall private school, went into the administrators office, pulled a gun out and it did not fire. thank god. she's been arrested and she needs a lot of help. but there's an effort in a bipartisan way to make sure that adjudications like i get into the background system. there are over 14,000 i've been told that adjudications south carolina of people of danger to themselves and others through court process that are not entered into the federal system. and my state is trying to fix that problem, and i hope they're successful in south carolina, entering these cases into the federal background check system. and there's some things senator schumer is doing, and many others, that may bear fruit, so
court-ordered mental health treatment in a confined environment. she was eventually released. she went to south carolina in favor of this year and was able to buy a gun. she passed a background check. the system did not record the fact that she'd been adjudicated mentally incompetent and dangerous to herself and others. she bought a .22 caliber pistol, a semiautomatic pistol. went to ashley hall private school, went into the administrators office, pulled a gun out and it did not fire. thank...
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by the way, desert storm, desert shield 1991, we did live in that kind of environment where we were essentially somewhat nomadic in saudi arabia eventually iraq we figured out privacy. >> the fact is that was one of the concerns at the time, but the fact is that they have rejiggered to be able to adapt to that kind of situation. women are fighter pilots now. so air force, navy has lived in that direction. the marines and the army obviously you're going to live in the same direction. there will have to be some adjustments in some situations, but again, based on the experience we already have, i think we can meet those challenges. [inaudible] it sounds like there may be certain combat operational soirÉes that women might be excluded from still appear but would be the reasons for that? what sorts of operations? >> requirements for a spectrum conflict, not just counterinsurgency, we really need to have standards that apply for a period importantly if we do decide a particular standard is so high that woman couldn't make it, the burden is now on the service to explain why is it that high? with the
by the way, desert storm, desert shield 1991, we did live in that kind of environment where we were essentially somewhat nomadic in saudi arabia eventually iraq we figured out privacy. >> the fact is that was one of the concerns at the time, but the fact is that they have rejiggered to be able to adapt to that kind of situation. women are fighter pilots now. so air force, navy has lived in that direction. the marines and the army obviously you're going to live in the same direction. there...
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what will that do in this specific environment based on a narrative of the individuals you know on that other side for the prospect of getting a deal? and, please, mohsen, chime in on this as well and colin as well. >> i'm sure this question can be answered better by dr. kahl, i'm sure he knows better than i do, and professor milani, so i think i pass the baton to those who know. >> what would happen if that takes place? >> i think it's going to complicate the negotiation process. significantly. and i think those in the leadership in iran who are suspicious of american intention are going to become even more suspicious of american intentions. i think right now the best thing the two countries can do is to give each other at least a month or two to see what they can do in terms of bilateral and multilateral negotiations. and if they can produce some tangible agreement about the course that they need to take, then i think any kind of sanctions imposed by the u.s., in my judgment, would be an attempt to derail the negotiation process. i think the people who keep pushing for more and more s
what will that do in this specific environment based on a narrative of the individuals you know on that other side for the prospect of getting a deal? and, please, mohsen, chime in on this as well and colin as well. >> i'm sure this question can be answered better by dr. kahl, i'm sure he knows better than i do, and professor milani, so i think i pass the baton to those who know. >> what would happen if that takes place? >> i think it's going to complicate the negotiation...
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history will measure us on where we stood on fiscal issues, on the environment, and most importantly on the education and safety of our children. dr. king also reminded us that everyone can be great because everyone can serve. today i want to call special attention to the role national service members play in helping to make us all stand tall on a challenging issues we face every day in our cities. across our country, national service programs provide a cost-effective strategy for managing disaster relief, stemming the dropout, engaging at risk youth, capping environmental sustainability, championing revitalization and so much more. that is why i am so happy when the spencer, ceo of the corporation for national and community service, federal agency that runs americorps, a senior corps and social innovation fund is here with us today as i announce the first annual mayor's day of recognition for national service. i am pleased to share that she mentioned to me earlier that 90 mayors have signed up across the country and agreed to join us on april 9th, on april 9th, to recognize the pass
history will measure us on where we stood on fiscal issues, on the environment, and most importantly on the education and safety of our children. dr. king also reminded us that everyone can be great because everyone can serve. today i want to call special attention to the role national service members play in helping to make us all stand tall on a challenging issues we face every day in our cities. across our country, national service programs provide a cost-effective strategy for managing...
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concluding remark with the overall context with this institution it is not simply helpful to set the environment with their responses on contingencies in is indispensable for minimizing the likelihood of larger conflicts. with that i will conclude. >> thank you. john? what is your perspective? >> i will try to keep this brief i gave the context of questions is good to talk but i will start with indonesia. i think it is important to begin a discussion of imet in asia that there is a debate about the utilities and consecration -- consequences with indonesia not in the sharp focus. their military has committed some pretty major human rights abuses with the problematic record with a lack of justice for those past abuses and even kennedy's for current abuses, but july 2010 the last remaining restrictions that was really put on the military with the efforts of senator leahy was removed and secretary gate stood in jakarta with the defense minister of indonesia with the last restrictions with that unit that was engaged in the worst abuses were removed but at that moment i think human rights watch disagr
concluding remark with the overall context with this institution it is not simply helpful to set the environment with their responses on contingencies in is indispensable for minimizing the likelihood of larger conflicts. with that i will conclude. >> thank you. john? what is your perspective? >> i will try to keep this brief i gave the context of questions is good to talk but i will start with indonesia. i think it is important to begin a discussion of imet in asia that there is a...
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so the only path to america when economically that is we create a regulatory environment, tax environment, and competitive regime here in this country that actually allows our businesses and workers to win in that global wheat competitive game at the moment. we have some extraordinary assets in this country. we have a highly educated and motivated work force that in many respects outperforms, not out educated about from a point of view workers in virtually every effort country. we have the most efficient capital markets in the world. our companies have the lowest cost of capital of any companies anywhere around the globe. we have a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation and capitalist system and commitment to a capitalist system that is the envy of virtually every other country in the world, and we also have increasingly as elude it to in the earlier panel have always had a very strong natural resources, but with shale oil and gas and the incredible strength of our agricultural industry we have a great natural resources as well so there's a lot to be bullish about in this country in te
so the only path to america when economically that is we create a regulatory environment, tax environment, and competitive regime here in this country that actually allows our businesses and workers to win in that global wheat competitive game at the moment. we have some extraordinary assets in this country. we have a highly educated and motivated work force that in many respects outperforms, not out educated about from a point of view workers in virtually every effort country. we have the most...
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basically creating an environment where they can go online and submit ideas. we had over 10,000 state employees participate putting in over a thousand ideas, 100,000 votes for different ideas, and we are implementing a number of those ideas in recognizing the winners and we are just going to keep that program going. it's really cool and it's about getting excited. it's not about getting caught in a bureaucracy. this is not serving our customers. [applause] i would also like to recognize something that is often looked at some of the largest court reform potentially happening right here in michigan. it was large part due to your work and i want to thank the supreme court and the entire judiciary for their involvement in the process, which talked about performance measures and were consolidations and concurrent jurisdiction. i want to compliment the court and all your fine work and all your colleagues. thank you. [applause] 2012 is is not your book are all listed at the end of year, we had a difficult time. it is unfortunate. i wish that wouldn't happen. sometime
basically creating an environment where they can go online and submit ideas. we had over 10,000 state employees participate putting in over a thousand ideas, 100,000 votes for different ideas, and we are implementing a number of those ideas in recognizing the winners and we are just going to keep that program going. it's really cool and it's about getting excited. it's not about getting caught in a bureaucracy. this is not serving our customers. [applause] i would also like to recognize...
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the training of the scientist of canada inform us about the environment [inaudible] so increasingly the arctic corporation has become a fundamental pillar of our 21st century foreign policy. there's no disagreement about that in my country. the parliament passed last year anonymously a policy resolution which defined the icelandic objective in the arctic. so together with the other nordic countries we hope to play a constructive part and evidence of this was that few months ago one of our april servant was the first director general of the secretary of the arctic. >> several currency questions. the icelandic money is coming out of financial turmoil. what would you consider the future of the money? and are you considering any alternative currency for iceland ? >> i think it's a positive indication of how we have all dealt with the financial crisis. i can comment on the national press club only six minutes are left and i get that question. [laughter] of the financial issues. nobody would believe that for a five years ago. without in state of affairs we could perhaps come together again an
the training of the scientist of canada inform us about the environment [inaudible] so increasingly the arctic corporation has become a fundamental pillar of our 21st century foreign policy. there's no disagreement about that in my country. the parliament passed last year anonymously a policy resolution which defined the icelandic objective in the arctic. so together with the other nordic countries we hope to play a constructive part and evidence of this was that few months ago one of our april...
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it will have adverse impacts on the environment. it really was led by industry or four years ago now. >> before proceeding, i would just like to say looking at this institution, i take great pride whenever the subject matter is being discussed. we do not have any endorsement of any panel. but we would hope that common courtesy would allow all people to submit legitimate questions to us and we will try to get this with the remaining time. let me ask the next question. i understand it you are one of three premiers working on a canadian energy strategy. could you talk about what that might be and how would this strategy include what could be done in the united states? >> it's interesting because in canada each of our provinces have jurisdiction over and this. surprised to talk about it is very important. i don't think we can live in isolation. so a lot of people have put this in place. and people came together to talk about what's we were each doing around a number of issues. things about environmental sustainability, how we would deve
it will have adverse impacts on the environment. it really was led by industry or four years ago now. >> before proceeding, i would just like to say looking at this institution, i take great pride whenever the subject matter is being discussed. we do not have any endorsement of any panel. but we would hope that common courtesy would allow all people to submit legitimate questions to us and we will try to get this with the remaining time. let me ask the next question. i understand it you...
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so in those community environments, the teams need to be training together. school administration, law enforcement, fire department, they need to be working together in a safety team. >> the principals are the same -- the principles are the same, but there are unique situations, right? one size doesn't fit all? >> i would say that one size does not fit all. there are very unique situations out there, yes. >> thank you. mr. bond, in your testimony you state, and i quote that the most effective way to prevent acts of violation targeted at schools is by building trusting relationships with students and others in the community so the threats come to light and can be in investigated as appropriate. the solution is a matter of school culture. it's a matter of community engagement. it's a matter of public health, end quote. why doesn't that statement include any mention of federal involvement? >> because what e am, was addressing there is how we prevent school violence at the community. of course, the federal government has oversight over all of those, but the feder
so in those community environments, the teams need to be training together. school administration, law enforcement, fire department, they need to be working together in a safety team. >> the principals are the same -- the principles are the same, but there are unique situations, right? one size doesn't fit all? >> i would say that one size does not fit all. there are very unique situations out there, yes. >> thank you. mr. bond, in your testimony you state, and i quote that...
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this is legislation that tries to do some good things for the environment. and this is legislation that helps to really further reduce our budget deficits. it helps keep them coming down. for the life of me, for the life of me, a bill that has bipartisan support, does so much good, we should -- when people offer amendments to this bill, hopefully germane amendments that are relevant to this bill and let's debate them, have a chance to vote on them up or down, but let's do it and let's move on. let's not be dilatory. let's not just offer amendments that have nothing to do with this legislation. let's address some real problems here and not just address it, but let's solve them. let's just solve them. and we can do that. we've got plenty of work to do. and on this front. and i want us to see us do it. we'll be a lot more successful in this regard if we work together to foster what i call a culture of thrift. we need to look at everything we do in this government, everything we do and ask this question, how do we get a better result for less money. one of the w
this is legislation that tries to do some good things for the environment. and this is legislation that helps to really further reduce our budget deficits. it helps keep them coming down. for the life of me, for the life of me, a bill that has bipartisan support, does so much good, we should -- when people offer amendments to this bill, hopefully germane amendments that are relevant to this bill and let's debate them, have a chance to vote on them up or down, but let's do it and let's move on....
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we call it the brain drain, and we are aggressively, and even in the current environment, looking at that knowledge transfer. but that human capital for continuity and maintaining our current status and abilities is probably one of the biggest challenges we face over the next several years. >> would resources help you to attract more qualified potential agents, special agents at the atf? >> you know, that helps but i think some of the other constraints that we've been operating under with hiring freeze, with some of our abilities to be, schedule b. for examples to bring on agents. there's a lot of talent out there and there's a lot of talent inside the bureau them about what we need to do is very quickly match that up so that we don't diminish our capacity. >> atf as you know has a strong history of responding to high profile incidents and investigation that you did in sandy hook. and her how she can talk about the atf's role under your leadership at sandy hook, which was particularly important to my state of connecticut, and to me having spent a lot of time there with the community.
we call it the brain drain, and we are aggressively, and even in the current environment, looking at that knowledge transfer. but that human capital for continuity and maintaining our current status and abilities is probably one of the biggest challenges we face over the next several years. >> would resources help you to attract more qualified potential agents, special agents at the atf? >> you know, that helps but i think some of the other constraints that we've been operating...
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custody in a post-9/11 environment. the state department has characterized the same treatment as torture, abuse, or cruel treatment when this techniques were employed by foreign governments. the cia recognized this in an internal review and acknowledged that many of the interrogation techniques that employed were inconsistent with the public policy positions that the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when it criticized another nation for engaging in torture, then justifies the same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of, like waterboarding, stress and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal counsel, which issued a decision of proving of their use because they defined them as not being torture. those opinions have since been repudiated by legal experts and the olc itself. and even in it his opinion it relies not only on a very narrow legal definition of torture but also on factual repre
custody in a post-9/11 environment. the state department has characterized the same treatment as torture, abuse, or cruel treatment when this techniques were employed by foreign governments. the cia recognized this in an internal review and acknowledged that many of the interrogation techniques that employed were inconsistent with the public policy positions that the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when it criticized...
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hallways at all times trying to make that mace a much more positive -- that place a much more positive environment. she grew up in connecticut. she lived in woodbury, connecticut, with her husband and her two daughters and three step daughters. she grew up loving the outdoors. her friends recalled that dawn lafferty at the time was a tomboy who loved sports in high school. she wasn't just a top, top level athlete, but that didn't stop her. one the most amazing stories that i've heard about dawn is when she was in school at gnawing tuck high school, she wanted to run with the boy's track team. she wang allowed to do that. she protested to coach and to the administration and they still said she couldn't run sprints with the boys' track-track team. so she took her case to the school board. this is a high school student. she took the case to 0 the school board and won her case and went back to her high school and she then recruited others ooh girls to run sprints along with her. this was a born leader. and, you know, i guess maybe we take some solace in the fact so many of these other kids here, wheth
hallways at all times trying to make that mace a much more positive -- that place a much more positive environment. she grew up in connecticut. she lived in woodbury, connecticut, with her husband and her two daughters and three step daughters. she grew up loving the outdoors. her friends recalled that dawn lafferty at the time was a tomboy who loved sports in high school. she wasn't just a top, top level athlete, but that didn't stop her. one the most amazing stories that i've heard about dawn...
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>> again, not to be a johnny one no, but in this environment, the one thing i would ask for is more latitude in how we take the cut to fit the money with the most important payoff is. with respect to the question you raised, it is an age-old one and intelligence. the approach or try to take in the last two years is try to protect and invest in capabilities that give us the most general coverage. that's why a very strong on sustaining our overhead reconnaissance capability because it covers the earth, denied area or not and similarly, even when times are then, human capability is extremely important. that's when the hu what dr. vickers are io brilliae as much as it is a reshaping, recastg he organization i started in 1992 caughhet t defense humanrvice. better integration with the fbi and the cia. more clandestine case officer's who are worth their weight in gold. the unique capability no one else can render. as they make reductions, we have to focus much much more on quality, quality of investment since are not going to have in numbers. >> one quick question that's come up a number of times.
>> again, not to be a johnny one no, but in this environment, the one thing i would ask for is more latitude in how we take the cut to fit the money with the most important payoff is. with respect to the question you raised, it is an age-old one and intelligence. the approach or try to take in the last two years is try to protect and invest in capabilities that give us the most general coverage. that's why a very strong on sustaining our overhead reconnaissance capability because it...
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there can be no greater emphasis than us to create an environment that produces jobs in this country by quitting wasting money at the federal government level. our answer is more government, not less. our less, according to the president's budget, is more taxes, not less. i commend the president. he's got $25 billion worth of programs that he wants to eliminate in his budget, $25.8 billion. but he could send over what the g.a.o. said and eliminate $250 billion a year. but the problem is not really with the president. it's with us. it's our intransigence to do our job and keep in our focal point what is most important, and what is most important is our future and the capability for us to create opportunity in the future for our children and our grandchildren. i have been fighting this for eight years. there is a lot of oversight that's been done, tons of reports. the american people are going to eventually learn everything that's in it because there is an app coming out that's going to be on your cell phone real soon, and you can find out anything about everything about where the gove
there can be no greater emphasis than us to create an environment that produces jobs in this country by quitting wasting money at the federal government level. our answer is more government, not less. our less, according to the president's budget, is more taxes, not less. i commend the president. he's got $25 billion worth of programs that he wants to eliminate in his budget, $25.8 billion. but he could send over what the g.a.o. said and eliminate $250 billion a year. but the problem is not...
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about the environment -- do something about the environment we have to seek solutions that are broad based, acceptable, and work to gain the public will and the public support to put them in place. that is what lead us here today. with the understanding of the strength and our natural resources gale and i were able to come together with a perspective of the department of interior and the department of united states department of agricultural. the agency departments that are responsible for the overseeing of the development and the use and the strong capacity of the beautiful foundations in our country. the conservation leadership council has been hard at work to develop conservative input to public policy. we have been having conversations about voluntary marketplace and incentivized program that can actually make a difference. we seek your conversation today on those issues. as we have put the council together and worked over this last year, it really has become an issue as your state, your community, your organization need the flexibility in finding solutions that are based on glob
about the environment -- do something about the environment we have to seek solutions that are broad based, acceptable, and work to gain the public will and the public support to put them in place. that is what lead us here today. with the understanding of the strength and our natural resources gale and i were able to come together with a perspective of the department of interior and the department of united states department of agricultural. the agency departments that are responsible for the...
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a lightbulb itself creates an environment. air conditioning creates an environment. fire creates an environment. television, telegraph and digital technology creates an environment, too. it's not that didn't make this happen, but as our culture changes, our values change and the tools we developed change the way we see things. >> you are saying the difference between the culture around print and the internet are inherent to an environment in the digital culture and how much of it is the new media and for the past 20 years we even see it become less like that. >> is interesting. i've always felt we are in danger of folding the environment into the industrial age. that's the main thing i've been kicking and screaming about since nine to 98 via the thing had got mad about his service a reality. here we've got the technology. we can be here, being makers and make the world than i thought everyone talk about this being his company. it's going to change your business, do this, the long boat mishap needs of industrial capitalism can grow forever and ever. on the same day je
a lightbulb itself creates an environment. air conditioning creates an environment. fire creates an environment. television, telegraph and digital technology creates an environment, too. it's not that didn't make this happen, but as our culture changes, our values change and the tools we developed change the way we see things. >> you are saying the difference between the culture around print and the internet are inherent to an environment in the digital culture and how much of it is the...
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certainly is serious strategic restraint on the ability of the united states to operate in an international environment, and it's clearly a threat to our economic prosperity. and i want to make it clear, nobody on this side of the aisle is talking about default. none of us are talking about default. we're talking about a serious solution going forward with a big problem which is widely acknowledged to be a spending problem. now, several of you made a number of points. mr. casey, you talked about congress having the power of the purse and using it wisely, with discretion to enact spending reforms which are desperately needed. mr. hoagland talked about going back to regular order, something we all believe needs to happen. you also mentioned temporary, extraordinary measures that are currently being used and talked a little bit about prioritization. and i want to bring that up again in a moment. mr. foster, you spoke about process not being a substitute for real policy reforms. we all agree with that. i think both sides could agree with that. but the bottom line is this, we have a spending problem, and we
certainly is serious strategic restraint on the ability of the united states to operate in an international environment, and it's clearly a threat to our economic prosperity. and i want to make it clear, nobody on this side of the aisle is talking about default. none of us are talking about default. we're talking about a serious solution going forward with a big problem which is widely acknowledged to be a spending problem. now, several of you made a number of points. mr. casey, you talked...
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and that's my concern for the environment that we have. and, again, i think it crosses both sides of the aisle. the environment we have now, brookings can come up with some really good solutions. i have confidence in that. i don't have confidence that they'll be received in a way that makes them effective. >> okay. bobby, your ideas on improving government performance. like, if we made you czar for a week, what changes would you make? >> well, first, i'd like to private industry because i really do think the performance-based cultures that we talked about are critical. and there's just so much inefficiency in government. i do think there's examples at the state level, and i'll go to my state in michigan and mention a few. things that can be done. grand rapids, there which is a n the west side of michigan in southeastern michigan, had created a virtual city. even though we're on opposite sides of the state, they actually collaborate on services like health care pooling, and grand rapids has also done the same thing with flint and lansing to
and that's my concern for the environment that we have. and, again, i think it crosses both sides of the aisle. the environment we have now, brookings can come up with some really good solutions. i have confidence in that. i don't have confidence that they'll be received in a way that makes them effective. >> okay. bobby, your ideas on improving government performance. like, if we made you czar for a week, what changes would you make? >> well, first, i'd like to private industry...
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the challenges are many and we face many of them ended increasingly constrained fiscal environment. this sequester and impacts and risks to intelligence. we find disturbing reports the department defense wishes to impose its furlough policy on the intelligeintellige nce community. if it's true would be mindless and irresponsible given the level of threat and uncertainty around the world. i support director clappers steps to mitigate the effects of the sequester such as delaying contract awards for possible and cutting lowest priority spending and avoiding -- the enactment of the fiscal year 13 defense appropriations bill will be helpful and the cuts will be applied to current spending priorities. we assure that the i see can meet its core missions despite the sequester. still congress must avoid another sequester. this must not become the new normal. before the people responsible for managing our intelligence community and getting policymakers information needed to do our jobs. the intelligence professionals can only do their jobs when policymakers do theirs first. we must set a cle
the challenges are many and we face many of them ended increasingly constrained fiscal environment. this sequester and impacts and risks to intelligence. we find disturbing reports the department defense wishes to impose its furlough policy on the intelligeintellige nce community. if it's true would be mindless and irresponsible given the level of threat and uncertainty around the world. i support director clappers steps to mitigate the effects of the sequester such as delaying contract awards...
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on this system, this environment this is what we consent to. these are the rules of the road and we have to start thinking more about what the government's role is in helping the private sector, both at a professional and industry levelland non-governmental organizations which already control a lot of governance of the internet, how we include security in that model. not to sound like a broken record but i will keep saying this until we shift our strategies towards threat deterrence and i think we have to explore what the value of government is in figuring out what the powers of the private sector are as part of the elements of national powers that we have all grown to view as government centric, diplomatic, information, military, economic and law-enforcement but the private sector has those capabilities as well, using government institutions whether to better enable them to be civil lawsuits, to better enable them -- into the law-enforcement system. and nation states and rival companies that are benefiting from stolen intellectual property. >>
on this system, this environment this is what we consent to. these are the rules of the road and we have to start thinking more about what the government's role is in helping the private sector, both at a professional and industry levelland non-governmental organizations which already control a lot of governance of the internet, how we include security in that model. not to sound like a broken record but i will keep saying this until we shift our strategies towards threat deterrence and i think...
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obviously, the low interest rate environment that we're currently experiencing is helping there. but even if you were to plot just debt to income, it's also come back down, and we're seeing significant signs of improvement for chin again si rates, a rather dramatic decline. and i think that's going to be providing some wherewithal more pick up in spending over the course of the next couple of years. the this is focused, this slide is focused on the liability side of the balance sheet, but the asset side of the household balance sheet is improving as well. of course, a big part of that is the improvement that we've mad the stock market of late. but we're also seeing improvement coming about through the housing sector. i think in november i posed the housing recovery as a question, and i said i thought, indeed, that we were experiencing a recovery. i think the subsequent data have tended to support that, provide considerable support for that. the house prices have increased rather dramatically over the course of the past year by either the case shiller or core logic house price mea
obviously, the low interest rate environment that we're currently experiencing is helping there. but even if you were to plot just debt to income, it's also come back down, and we're seeing significant signs of improvement for chin again si rates, a rather dramatic decline. and i think that's going to be providing some wherewithal more pick up in spending over the course of the next couple of years. the this is focused, this slide is focused on the liability side of the balance sheet, but the...
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love them and misunderstood the question and said that is where the money is but we have created the environment in order to meet their government of the return on investment must take advantage of this sun regulated environment because we have far too much regulation and when i and in california i think we have a in california i think we have a personal income tax that comes close to france we need to reform our rules so the motivations are to keep technology and manufacturing and capital reinvested and instead we have created an environment where short-term is all that counts and then creating a tax system please go anywhere else to do your business. >> when mark question. >> i am from echo valley california. we are in a bad debt crisis here why does the honorable governor moonbeam brown. [laughter] when we need jobs in california why is he giving them to china? especially when working conditions are so bad in china? >> absolutely. his idea to create jobs is to create car business that employs 200 people in the united states and three at -- theoretically tens of thousands in china to undermine
love them and misunderstood the question and said that is where the money is but we have created the environment in order to meet their government of the return on investment must take advantage of this sun regulated environment because we have far too much regulation and when i and in california i think we have a in california i think we have a personal income tax that comes close to france we need to reform our rules so the motivations are to keep technology and manufacturing and capital...
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i have to pay some money to protect the environment there this, and then it gets shipped off to china where it's recycled. [laughter] what do the chi tease get? they get a factory, they get productive capacity that feeds their military, they get billions of dollars in american capital, and they get our technology. is that a fair trade? cheap consumer products for the engine of wealth? i don't think so. and economists need to get over their very naive view of how free trade works. so how many of you have been to china? it's beautiful. i want to be clear, i actually like china. there's some vibrant things going on there. there are people there who are my friends. unfortunately, many of them are in prisons -- [laughter] but nonetheless, you go there, and you see these fabulous things, okay? they did the whole olympic thing just like hitler did to add legitimacy to themselves. they have to build giant towers that are psychological symbols of some sort, and then there's this thing. great, all right? we're all very impressed. you go to shanghai, you look across at pudong, and it's beautiful
i have to pay some money to protect the environment there this, and then it gets shipped off to china where it's recycled. [laughter] what do the chi tease get? they get a factory, they get productive capacity that feeds their military, they get billions of dollars in american capital, and they get our technology. is that a fair trade? cheap consumer products for the engine of wealth? i don't think so. and economists need to get over their very naive view of how free trade works. so how many of...
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television creates an environment. telegraph creates an environment. and digital technology creates an environment too. it's not the digital technology making it happen, but as our culture changes, we adopt digital tools. our values change, we change the tool we develop and the tools we develop change the way we see things. >> how much -- the difference between the culture around print and the internet. how many are inhesht to an environment of digital curlture and how much it's a new media and the past ten or twenty years is unregulated. it's wild rest. it's become less like that? >> it's interesting. , i mean, i have all felt like we are in danger of folding the digital media environment to the industrial age. that's been the main thing i have been kicking and screaming about since 1998. why futurist suck. and the thing i gotten mad about is the thing was here. it was 2002 reality hackers person. i thought here we got the technology. digital means we make the world and then i saw everyone talking about this is coming. the tsunami is coming and going
television creates an environment. telegraph creates an environment. and digital technology creates an environment too. it's not the digital technology making it happen, but as our culture changes, we adopt digital tools. our values change, we change the tool we develop and the tools we develop change the way we see things. >> how much -- the difference between the culture around print and the internet. how many are inhesht to an environment of digital curlture and how much it's a new...
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the best way in a school environment, in my view, is to confront that shooter with a traeupbt law enforcement -- trained law enforcement officer. the grassley amendment has money put back into the system that is president obama cut $300 million out of school safety at a time when i think that was very unwise. we restore that money. two months ago, maybe longer, there was a young woman at home in the atlanta suburbs with her two twin daughters. i believe they are twin daughters. there was a home invasion by someone who had just been released from jail. she took her children up into the closet on the second floor and hid in the closet, got on the cell phone call with her husband asking what to do. she grabbed the .38 revolver. the guy broke into the closet. she fired six times, hit him with the begun, hit him five of the six times and he was still able to drive away. in the hands of that mother, six shots were not enough. it wouldn't bother me one bit if she had 30 rounds. in the hands of a mentally unstable person or convicted felon, one bullet is one too many. that is why i'm going to oppose
the best way in a school environment, in my view, is to confront that shooter with a traeupbt law enforcement -- trained law enforcement officer. the grassley amendment has money put back into the system that is president obama cut $300 million out of school safety at a time when i think that was very unwise. we restore that money. two months ago, maybe longer, there was a young woman at home in the atlanta suburbs with her two twin daughters. i believe they are twin daughters. there was a home...
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or. >> deride a stable international environment. it is economical and you can't think about that without getting involved. they should build a new type of relationship between the great powers, the major powers. you should show the world that the emergence doesn't necessarily where chaos and so on. and very interested in this trying to build it and that's why the american politicians get a great welcome even the ones so friendly. >> there is a member of senior security officials including the length uniforms. it's really interesting and one of the things that came through this strategic mistrust. for example in iraq and afghanistan a large number of american troops have been killed accidentally hit in the u.k. and nobody accept them thinks this is on purpose or the reason for a crisis between the u.s. and england that they said that anything between the u.s. and china notably the embassy balkan was taken as having been purposeful and it is accepted. what do you think are the main grounds for the chinese strategic mistrust for us and
or. >> deride a stable international environment. it is economical and you can't think about that without getting involved. they should build a new type of relationship between the great powers, the major powers. you should show the world that the emergence doesn't necessarily where chaos and so on. and very interested in this trying to build it and that's why the american politicians get a great welcome even the ones so friendly. >> there is a member of senior security officials...
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the state of the ecological environment affects people's well-being and also posterity and future of our nation should adhere to the basic state policy of a conserving resources and protect team environment and to promote circular and low carbon development. the degree of energy resources give priority to spending energy and industry and construction on public institutions. we should restrict total energy consumption and reduce consumption as well as carbon dioxide emissions. we should speed up adjusting the economic structure and distribution imap grading related standards, practices and laws and regulations. we should have thought a measure to prevent and control pollution and change the way we work and live. we should be determined to solve the problems and slow pollution to affect the people is vital interest. we should improve quality and safeguard to how and give the people hope for concrete action. we should do our geological work while and become better able to prevent and mitigate natural disasters. we should optimize development of the country's territory on a proper pace.
the state of the ecological environment affects people's well-being and also posterity and future of our nation should adhere to the basic state policy of a conserving resources and protect team environment and to promote circular and low carbon development. the degree of energy resources give priority to spending energy and industry and construction on public institutions. we should restrict total energy consumption and reduce consumption as well as carbon dioxide emissions. we should speed up...
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by making power plants and oil refineries pay for the carbon emissions that endanger our health and environment. this policy would strengthen our economy, lessen our dependence on foreign oil, keep our skies clean, and raise a lot of revenue. the best approach," they continue, "would be to use a market mechanism, such as the sale of carbon allowances or a fee on carbon pollution, to lower emissions and increase revenue." for one former republican member of this body, the threat of climate change has serious professional implications. as secretary of defense, it's chuck hagel's job to account for all hazards to our national security and our interests in the world. he gave this clear-eyed assessment at the halifax international security forum just last month. here's what he wrote. "climate change does not directly cause conflict but it can significantly add to the challenges of global instability, hunger, poverty, and conflict. food and water shortages, pandemic disease, disputes over refugees and resources, more severe natural disasters -- all place additional burdens on economies, societies and
by making power plants and oil refineries pay for the carbon emissions that endanger our health and environment. this policy would strengthen our economy, lessen our dependence on foreign oil, keep our skies clean, and raise a lot of revenue. the best approach," they continue, "would be to use a market mechanism, such as the sale of carbon allowances or a fee on carbon pollution, to lower emissions and increase revenue." for one former republican member of this body, the threat...
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would that not change the environment in the middle east, change the adversary relationship that was pointed out between iran and israel? >> greg, maybe you want to take that? >> well, that certainly is a hypothetical. [laughter] i think that strains my brain so much to imagine. let me offer a couple of thoughts that would move in that direction think would help. and, obviously, this is something we thought about in connection with the middle east, weapons of mass destruction free zone conference which was agreed to, but which hasn't happened yet. that, too, seems like a complete stretch that he would even have the israelis and the iranians at the same table discussing these things. but there are things like the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. this should not be a dealbreaker are either iran or for israel, and both have signaled an interest in this solution. there are other things like even limits on certain categories of missiles that i think the two countries could agree to. so i think there are steps that could be taken from that direction, although i think as israel, as th
would that not change the environment in the middle east, change the adversary relationship that was pointed out between iran and israel? >> greg, maybe you want to take that? >> well, that certainly is a hypothetical. [laughter] i think that strains my brain so much to imagine. let me offer a couple of thoughts that would move in that direction think would help. and, obviously, this is something we thought about in connection with the middle east, weapons of mass destruction free...
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this is perfectly adapted to the environment. but now meeting a very tax savvy population then they have access to use tools to make it taken the backyard. something not in afghanistan but to look get the urbanize savvy population and final example in the u.s. states of georgia may 2011 a 15 year-old ninth great kid looked at the libyans and thought they don't know how to use of weapons systems of the crowd sourced in 48 hours a diving gold medal to teach the libyans how to use the weapons they were capturing he got this from soviet websites and his friends in those to speak arabic. today that is a major document used across syria with a fighting because neither word gun cultures you deal with people that came up in a gun culture sir buddy knows how to fire a weapon. what i sat with the nafta and travel editor i ask where the ied techniques came from he told his 50 year-old they make me one. they just no hope but -- they just know how but syria or libya did not have that background banal a kid in united states in 48 hours can pul
this is perfectly adapted to the environment. but now meeting a very tax savvy population then they have access to use tools to make it taken the backyard. something not in afghanistan but to look get the urbanize savvy population and final example in the u.s. states of georgia may 2011 a 15 year-old ninth great kid looked at the libyans and thought they don't know how to use of weapons systems of the crowd sourced in 48 hours a diving gold medal to teach the libyans how to use the weapons they...
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we came out of a regulated environment. we were deregulated in 1978, but the concept remains in our regulators. and we are subject to amazing amounts of regulation for deregulated business. i would like to say where the most heavily regulated to regulated business known to man. some regulations make sense. science-based safety regulations make sense, but many of them don't and many of them are very burdensome. we are required to produce. we oblations of people producing frames of data fed to our regulators. which is the data is not used or understood, that basically is a remnant of the old civil aeronautics board and the mentality needs to change. they need to think of this is a business and not regulated business. those are very expensive and the cost benefit analysis is simply not there. you take the tax burden and regulatory burden the fact that government uses as a business bank. they are $19 million out of the airlines every year and it's not being spent where it needs to be spent like on a modern air traffic control s
we came out of a regulated environment. we were deregulated in 1978, but the concept remains in our regulators. and we are subject to amazing amounts of regulation for deregulated business. i would like to say where the most heavily regulated to regulated business known to man. some regulations make sense. science-based safety regulations make sense, but many of them don't and many of them are very burdensome. we are required to produce. we oblations of people producing frames of data fed to...
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and third, schools must be open, supportive, nurturing environments. they cannot be prisons. they cannot be transformed into permanent lockdown. we must commit ourselves to the freedoms and liberties that are embodied in our schools and the educative atmosphere that is so priceless and essential to real education. we cannot solve this problem by simply having more guns in schools or arming teachers or administrators. trained school resource officers or others provided with law enforcement support have to be part of a nurturing and open environment. the act that is before us today embodied in title three is important to move forward school safety and to emboldened, encourage -- embodien, encourage, enable, and empower local decisionmaking. and today i want to provide a very short report to my colleagues on what i have learned in my tour, and i encourage my colleagues to do the same around their states because it is genuinely a learning experience. the teaching moment of this tour for me changed my perspective on school safety, and certainly reinvigorated my appreciation for wh
and third, schools must be open, supportive, nurturing environments. they cannot be prisons. they cannot be transformed into permanent lockdown. we must commit ourselves to the freedoms and liberties that are embodied in our schools and the educative atmosphere that is so priceless and essential to real education. we cannot solve this problem by simply having more guns in schools or arming teachers or administrators. trained school resource officers or others provided with law enforcement...
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today the global environment is the most insert nicene in my 36 years of service. it's unpredictable and dynamic. we simply don't know when we'll have to deploy soldiers to fight egad. but history tells us that we will. we owe it to them to ensure they have the proper resources to be ready when needed. the fiscal outlook, which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year 13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the 170 billion in cuts to the army that it could budget control act of 2011, the combination of the continuing resolution, a shortfall -- excuse me, a shortfall in overseas contingency operation funds for afghanistan in the sequester in fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17, $18 billion shortfall to the operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 cut to other programs. all of this will come in the remaining seven months of this year. the fiscal year at her teen fiscal situation was grave and immediate readiness impacts on all fours is not serving in an order for and korea. the impacts which will have a significant impact willi
today the global environment is the most insert nicene in my 36 years of service. it's unpredictable and dynamic. we simply don't know when we'll have to deploy soldiers to fight egad. but history tells us that we will. we owe it to them to ensure they have the proper resources to be ready when needed. the fiscal outlook, which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year 13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the 170 billion in cuts to the army that it could budget control act of...
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firms to foster integration and work to advance initiatives on energy and on the environment and climate change. similarly, with respect to china if confirmed i will work to encourage china to resolve the key bilateral issues to ) on the regional challenges such as north korea and the maritime security and play a constructive responsible role in addressing global challenges i will seek to impress on the chinese government protecting the universal human rights is in china's interest and we will press them to take stock of the cyber threat of american companies intellectual property. if confirmed by will implement president obama's policy of promoting the rules based system in the asia pacific respectful of universal values, human rights, good government and democracy. mr. chairman, and mentioned north korea's situation. north korea present through its nuclear and ballistic missile program a serious threat to the united states allies and the global non-proliferation regime. if confirmed i would actively pursue the verifiable denuclearization of the peninsula and work to block their efforts
firms to foster integration and work to advance initiatives on energy and on the environment and climate change. similarly, with respect to china if confirmed i will work to encourage china to resolve the key bilateral issues to ) on the regional challenges such as north korea and the maritime security and play a constructive responsible role in addressing global challenges i will seek to impress on the chinese government protecting the universal human rights is in china's interest and we will...
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think that the aerial study should be work environment to a public environment, and transformation of gender relations. >> finished the group of women who have come to talk to us. there werealking about details, really learning lessons which they had to because the boys will be boys really doesn't work too well for girls. >> that assumption. >> right. yes. yes. >> sent you very much. i really enjoyed listening. mobilizing people across the country. i work for the who. and they'd have a discussions about whether here in washington they should have a separate gender limits focus on issues of gender equality or whether that is just something for each department. the decision ultimately may never change. once i was to have a separate gender. but the biggest issues and let america was working with. as is said, the attitude among at least the americans, where much about the latin motto man. go home and make dinner. enforcement and particularly with in court. >> okay. the first re of a question. >> yes. a separate gender. that has been debated for a long time. i think i belong to the develop
think that the aerial study should be work environment to a public environment, and transformation of gender relations. >> finished the group of women who have come to talk to us. there werealking about details, really learning lessons which they had to because the boys will be boys really doesn't work too well for girls. >> that assumption. >> right. yes. yes. >> sent you very much. i really enjoyed listening. mobilizing people across the country. i work for the who....
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-vehicle standard and thinge environments are pushing hard for. but i am extremely worried about the moral hazard argument, in which geoengineering and research will undermine the reduce carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases and essentially that the message of the book, to track the way in which this is a developing problem, kind of political act are scum of those with commercial interests, ideological interest are being drawn to geoengineering asked to a pot of honey because it kind of solves the commercial or ideological problems. >> i want to comment on that. i think it is objectively true that there are some folks on the right wing think tanks who are assuring for sure. but if you casually read clive's your question be a lot of work, the body of it was done by people with patented interest or commercial interest or oil companies. you read through it. that is most of what it says. iceclad kind of quietly said, most research in europe and some of the more serious countries in the world like germany of the actual site involved and w
-vehicle standard and thinge environments are pushing hard for. but i am extremely worried about the moral hazard argument, in which geoengineering and research will undermine the reduce carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases and essentially that the message of the book, to track the way in which this is a developing problem, kind of political act are scum of those with commercial interests, ideological interest are being drawn to geoengineering asked to a pot of honey because it...